Recipe: Chicken with Cashew Nuts
Use a variety of sauces and oils to get that rich, authentic taste.
Use a variety of sauces and oils to get that rich, authentic taste.
Called ‘Gai Phad Met Ma-Muang’ in Thai, this is a great winter dish and is considered one of the best Thai dishes for foreigners to taste. Its flavour betrays its Chinese origins. Use a variety of sauces and oils to get that rich, authentic taste.
Ingredients
Boneless chicken, thinly sliced 400g
Medium sized onion, finely chopped 1/2
Spring onions 2
Cashew nuts (roasted) 10-12
Whole dried chillies 4
Mushrooms (fresh and cut into squares) 200g
Cornflour 3 tbsp
Water 3 tbsp
Oyster sauce 3 tbsp
Soya sauce 1 tbsp
Sesame oil 1 tbsp
Chilli oil 1 tbsp
Method
In a bowl coat the chicken with cornflour, adding water.
Take a pan and pour 1 cup vegetable oil. On medium heat fry the chicken pieces until the colour changes.
Place the fried chicken on oil absorbent paper.
In a frying pan or wok heat 1 tbsp vegetable oil. Add onions and cook till transparent.
Add mushrooms, oyster sauce, chilli oil, soya sauce, sesame oil and stir fry for 5 minutes.
Now add chicken, spring onions, cashew nuts and toss for another 2 minutes.
Lastly, mix dried chillies.
Serve with boiled rice.
Published in The Express Tribune, Ms T, December 30th, 2012.
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Ingredients
Boneless chicken, thinly sliced 400g
Medium sized onion, finely chopped 1/2
Spring onions 2
Cashew nuts (roasted) 10-12
Whole dried chillies 4
Mushrooms (fresh and cut into squares) 200g
Cornflour 3 tbsp
Water 3 tbsp
Oyster sauce 3 tbsp
Soya sauce 1 tbsp
Sesame oil 1 tbsp
Chilli oil 1 tbsp
Method
In a bowl coat the chicken with cornflour, adding water.
Take a pan and pour 1 cup vegetable oil. On medium heat fry the chicken pieces until the colour changes.
Place the fried chicken on oil absorbent paper.
In a frying pan or wok heat 1 tbsp vegetable oil. Add onions and cook till transparent.
Add mushrooms, oyster sauce, chilli oil, soya sauce, sesame oil and stir fry for 5 minutes.
Now add chicken, spring onions, cashew nuts and toss for another 2 minutes.
Lastly, mix dried chillies.
Serve with boiled rice.
Published in The Express Tribune, Ms T, December 30th, 2012.
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